document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=401417>Question 401417</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the point (4, -8) is given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the equation of a line with slope 8 containing the point\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "?x - y = ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8=8*4+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=8x-30 </SPAN>\n" );
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